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fleuron — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flagship noun The ship that carries a fleet commander and flies their flag.

Senses

fleuron is used for these senses in English:

  • finial (architectural element) Especially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
  • flagship (by extension, often, attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
  • floret A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

flagship — full definition

  1. noun The ship that carries a fleet commander and flies their flag.
  2. noun The most important or best-known item in a group, especially a company's top product or a lead branch of an organization.

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